Need advice please on diet and what to do.

[Tsue]

First I am thankful that my account was activated again. In October of 2021 my biopsy showed I had lymphocytic colitis and I was prescribed Budesonide which was like a miracle drug to me. For the last year I couldn't even be off it more than a week before I started having massive diarrhea. I now can't be on it anymore because I have gotten very blurry vision and the beginnings of glaucoma, my eye specialist even said that it has caused this. I had no idea about that because they just kept giving it to me.
I have been trying the pepto bismol tablets with immodium but neither are doing much at all.
I also started taking psyllium husk capsules but I made the mistake of taking the suggested amount on the bottle and ended up vomiting the next day.
I thought about doing the Low FODMAP diet or the anti inflammation diet but I am not sure if that is the best course. I have had nausea in the past but the last three weeks have been really bad. The diarrhea is also bad. I had to leave my grandson's birthday party even because I did not even know I had soiled my pants so not only was that embarrassing but so depressing. I do wear pads but on that day I wasn't having any problems. So basically I am stuck at home and very sad. Which diet should I do or go back to stage on on here? I am lactose intolerant so I have quit that for four weeks and now I am going to go gluten free

[Gabes-Apg]

Sorry this has become your MC journey

I would suggest you do Stage 1 type eating plan with safe ingredients

are you taking Vit D3 and magnesium?

given how inflamed you currently are it will take a couple of months for inflammation to calm and symptoms to settle.
be patient.

[Tsue]

Thank you so much for answering my question. The stage one diet is pinned at the top I believe. Yes I am taking both but I did just start the magnesium at night. I was taking so many supplements for my eyes but I have quit them for now as I think they were giving me nausea. I have stopped gluten but only for a couple of days and I haven't had any diarrhea today. Felt great to get out of the house for a little bit. Yes patience is the key, just hard but I do want to feel better so I have my cart filled with food that I can eat.

[fredi223]

It might be worth trying the low‑FODMAP diet for a few weeks and keeping a simple food diary to spot what’s triggering you. Stick with easy‑on‑the‑tummy stuff (like rice, bananas, cooked carrots, lean chicken or fish) in small meals throughout the day.

[Gabriel]

Can you please provide a link to the Stage 1 eating plan? I see a lot of references to it on the forum, but I haven't been able to locate the post with the diet. Thanks.

[tex]

There is no one-size-fits-all diet. We all have to design our own diet, because were all different, but here's a link to the discussion about the elimination diet that you asked about:

viewtopic.php?t=22328

Tex